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Opening: 33 verso, 34 recto
Date(s) of entries: June 21 to 26, 1863
Author: James Boardman
Content: Diary
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SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1863.
Cloudy & cool Inspection Canonading going on at Vicksburg, Go Blackberying No Dress Parade But for want of something else to do We attend to Roll Call No Two
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1863.
Cloudy & cool, Heavy canonading still going on at Vicksburg Report Port Hudson taken with 8000 Priseners
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MONDAY 22
Pleasent Regt on Fatigue Mail arrives Receive one Letter Reported capture of 200 3rd Iowa Cavelry One Division of Burnsides men gone on a scout, to look after Johnson [i.e., General Joseph E. Johnston]
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THURSDAY 25
Very Warm, On Picket today Detailed for 48 Hours Company B Held in reserve to day Plenty of Blackberies Post one gard through the night Saw the shells burst over Vicksburg
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TUESDAY 23
Very warm, Bregade Inspection & Inspection of Camp, Grand retreat from Dress Parade caused by a rain storm, great confusion of Officers, for fear they would get their uniforms wet very heavy canonading at Vicksburg
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FRIDAY 26
Warm, On out post to day Company Kill two Pigs & an Ox, Still Old US is blasing away at Vicksburg
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